FE Materials Global Sourcing Manager - Gases

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Join an inclusive team passionate about one thing: using their expertise in the relentless pursuit of innovation for customers and partners. The solutions we build help make everything from virtual reality experiences to breakthroughs in neural networks possible. We do it all while committing to integrity sustainability and giving back to our communities. Because doing so can fuel the very innovation we are pursuing.

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.
Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence inspiring the world to learn communicate and advance faster than ever.
The Global Procurement team is an integral engine to Microns growth delivering best-in-class total cost and supply chain resiliency through cutting-edge predictive capabilities risk analysis and a focus on sustainability and diversity. Our business goals are directly tied to the value we place on our team members our greatest asset. We invest in our people through a skills-based learning and development model to create clear career pathways for development and career growth. We also strive to create an engaging and inclusive culture through building camaraderie and celebrating the diverse perspectives of all our global team members. Join us and discover why Microns Global Procurement team is the preferred destination to unleash your talent!
As a Global Supplier Manager (GSM) at Micron you will have the unique opportunity to manage a large strategic supplier or suppliers contributing to Microns world-class memory and storage this role you will collaborate with team members across multiple categories to ensure high-quality supplier support when providing goods and services. Your expertise will be crucial in driving supplier strategies to optimize cost supply and quality.

Key Responsibilities

Supplier Management

• Participate in commercial supplier qualification activities to ensure the commercial development of strategic suppliers
• Lead cross-category and significant company-to-company escalations; support category escalations for assigned suppliers as needed
• Serve as the center of knowledge for assigned supplier(s) and share knowledge with key stakeholders and members of the category teams to enable more effective planning forecasting and execution
• Partner with the category team and stakeholders to build comprehensive view of supplier performance
• Communicate key supplier management updates and decisions to multiple levels in the organization including Executive Leadership

Cost Management & Analysis

• Identify and evaluate category-specific savings/revenue levers
• Drive category savings/revenue and scorecard metric targets
• Provide market intelligence and category price trends to relevant internal stakeholders
• Utilize should-cost models for assigned categories that are benchmarked and relevant to the global marketplace

Negotiation

• Collaborate across categories to ensure unified negotiation plans
• Lead or participate in negotiations for contract extensions and renewals renegotiation of prices transfers etc
• Lead sourcing events/RFQ process into bundled negotiation
• Incorporate savings targets and contract requirements into negotiations
• Develop a contract strategy for suppliers in assigned categories and create negotiate monitor and enforce contracted terms and conditions

Business Partnering

• Collaborate with Stakeholders to Deliver Strategic Solutions
• Develop and maintain expertise in the assigned supplier(s) through relationships with Category Director Global Category Managers and Category Supplier Managers
• Drive customer-centric approach to solving issues and representing Procurement

Requirements:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in procurement processes
• A relevant Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience in category management and strategic sourcing.
• Strong negotiating and analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills and ability to effectively manage relationships with various individuals involved.
• Advanced skills in material cost structure understanding and analysis

About Micron Technology Inc.

We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich lifefor all. With a relentless focus on our customers technology leadership and manufacturing and operational excellence Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM NAND and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron and Crucial brands. Every day the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy enabling advances in artificial intelligence and 5G applications that unleash opportunities from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience.

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